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This Thursday, January 4th , Miranda TerBeest will be giving her classification talk. Members always enjoy hearing about their fellow Rotarians.
Classification Talk: Some have described the classification talk as a talking business card. But it is so much more than that! You can share vital and interesting information about your family, your interest and your business. The talk is not meant to embarrass you, but to let us get to know you as you want us to. You are not expected to present yourself as a professional speaker. Most of us are not. Contact Tami Woods, Program Chair for the year if you would like to give your classification talk.
Thank you to Dean Dickinson for organizing the Christmas Program. Special thanks to our performers: Miya Servais; Leo Servais; Madeline Henneman; Sydney Henneman; Wyatt Restel and his saxaphone group - Jack, Ella and Owen; Robert and Annaliese Bruns; Jacob and Katherine Bruns; Ben Geister and Roman Parrish.
Thanks you to Dean Dickinson, Jodi Widuch, Bill Hoel, Ann Hasse, Roger Christians, Ryan Geister, Linda Zoerb and the Radisson staff for their help with making the Christmas Program Meeting a success.
Thank you to Rotarian Kathy Van Kirk, Sara Ellingson and Charliee Detviler from VENDI for their work and presentation on our Rotary News Wheel...a new opportunity to promote your business and events.
WELCOME TO ROTARY NEWS WHEEL
Share an announcement or ad with your Rotary community. Ads are displayed during Thursday Rotary meetings and on our website. Posting an ad is as easy as posting to Facebook or Twitter.
1.Log in
2.Select a date or dates for the ad to run
3.Create your ad from these options
·Headline and text
·Headline, text and image/logo
·Image file as the entire ad (2.25 x 2.25)
4.Preview and approve
Deadline to submit an ad will be Monday prior to our meeting.
Rotarian Dan Roemhild will be overseeing the ads before they go to print.
Your Rotary account will be charged $10 per ad post and will be on your quarterly invoices. You may place up to 9 ads at one time. First come, first served; limit of 9 ads per week!
We will launch the site in January. Watch for an email with the link. We will also provide the link on our web site home page when it becomes available.
HUMANITARIAN COMMITTEE MEETING:We will be holding our first Humanitarian Committee meeting of 2018 on Thursday, January 11th at the Radisson Center at 11:15 AM. We will be debriefing on the Warm Feet, Warm Hearts campaign and discussing possible project ideas for the year, so please come prepared with ideas! Rotary is dedicated to the six focus areas: Promoting peace; Fighting disease; Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene; Saving mothers and children; Supporting education and Growing local economies.
CENTENNIAL FUNDRAISER COMMITTEE MEETING: January 18th following our meeting at 1:00 pm.
Happy Birthday Colin Fleming - Jan 3 Sue Durtsche - Jan 8 Brian Mlsna - Jan 9
Happy Anniversary Bud (Barbara) Hammes - Jan 2
Happy Rotary Anniversary Herb Salisbury - Jan 1 - 33 years Wendell Snodgrass - Jan 1 -12 years Kenna Christians - Jan 6 - 18 years Rob Palmberg - Jan 10 - 5 years John Temple - Jan 10 - 16 years
Our next STAR Meeting will be Thursday, January 11th. We will meet at the Radisson Hotel in the Illinois Room - 2nd floor at 7:00 a.m. Please RSVP if you will be attending to Lyn at rotarylax@charter.net
ALL NEW members become a member of this committee for one year. This breakfast is hosted (no cost to the new members). The breakfast and presentation will last no longer than one hour and the meeting will count as a make-up. The STAR Committee, in addition to meeting other new members and some of the present membership will learn more about various aspects of the Club.
Rotarian Elmer and Lil Grassman are residents of Bethany St. Joseph Care Center....2501 Shelby Road...Room 712. Yes he would love visitors or send your well wishes to the address above.
Rotarian Dean Dickinson having holiday cheer with his seventh grade teacher and fellow Rotarian, Elmer Grassman.
Rotarian Dick Wolfe one of our honorary members is a resident of Valley View Nursing Home in Houston, MN (he is in late stage of Alzheimers)...cards can be sent to 10 E. Cedar Street, Houston, MN 55943.
Bob Daley is recovering at home from a back injury. His wife Marie is residing at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center from a recent fall. Get well wishes can be sent to Bob Daley at 323 S. 28th Street, La Crosse, WI 54601.
We will again have a Rotary Fellowship at the Loggers Game on Thursday, July 20, 2017...La Crosse Loggers will be playing the Eau Claire Express.
Brickl Brothers Paviion from 4-6 pm
Game at 7:05
Adults $17 and Students $12 (hat and ticket voucher for another game included in ticket price).
- See more at: http://rotarycluboflacrosse.org/event/loggers-fellowship-1/#sthash.mvbx0zA5.dpuf
We will again have a Rotary Fellowship at the Loggers Game on Thursday, July 20, 2017...La Crosse Loggers will be playing the Eau Claire Express.
Brickl Brothers Paviion from 4-6 pm
Game at 7:05
Adults $17 and Students $12 (hat and ticket voucher for another game included in ticket price).
- See more at: http://rotarycluboflacrosse.org/event/loggers-fellowship-1/#sthash.mvbx0zA5.dpuf
THINK SPRING and SAVE THE DATE:We will again have a Rotary Fellowship at the Loggers Game on Thursday, May 31st...La Crosse Loggers will be playing the Eau Claire Express. Brickl Brothers Pavilion from 4-6 pm. Seats will be undercover in Section D. Game at 7:05 Adults $17 and Students $12 (ticket voucher for another game and Loggers sunglasses included in ticket price). This will be a Polio Plus fundraiser and the La Crosse Loggers will donate $2.50 per ticket to Polio Plus.
GREETING CARDS 2017 REPORT.... Greeting card sales for the fourth quarter were $130.00, Y-T-D sales were $560.00. Sales from 2008-2017 totaled $5,952.75. Thank you to all who support this project by buying cards designed by our very own Anita Froegel. Anita donates all her time, talent and treasure in designing these unique one-of -a-kind greeting cards. Thank you Anita!
ROTARY BASICS is a new reference guide for members from Rotary International. You’ll learn how Rotary is organized and what we value. You’ll also discover the opportunities for international experiences and local connections, like the Rotary International Convention and Rotaract clubs for young leaders. There is even a checklist to help new members make the most of their experience.
THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE presented to membership the 2018-19 Club Board and Rotary Works Foundation Board (representatives from our club). We will vote at our annual meeting on Thursday, January 25th. Click here to view.
ROTARY ATTENDANCE Dec 7th - 53% Dec 14th - 51 % Dec 21st - 50% + 45 guests
Rotary Attendance policy is to attend or makeup at least 50% of the club meetings during the first six months and the second six months. They can be done by: • Attending regular club meetings • Making up meetings at other Rotary Clubs ( which includes E-Clubs) • Engaging in club projects/events/fellowship/board meetings.
100% Attendance Winners July - Miranda TerBeest August - Sue Durtsche September - Tim Durtsche
MEMBERSHIP Active Membership 183 Honorary Members 25
Corporate Membership is a program to allow multiple employees of a business Rotary participation under one primary membership. Each corporate membership is limited to a three-year term. After the three-year corporate membership term, the individuals are required to become individual members. View Corporate Membership Policy.
Family Membership is a program to allow a second individual Rotary participation under one primary membership. View Family Membership Policy.
Honorary Membership is offered to members who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. View Honorary Membership Policy.
Excused Membership is offered to members if the aggregate of the member’s years of age and years of membership in one or more clubs is 85 years or more, the member has been a member of one or more clubs for at least 20 years, and the member has notified the club's secretary in writing of the member’s desire to be excused from attendance and the board has approved. Excused Members will pay the quarterly dues of $70 and only for meals when they attend a meeting.
Membership Proposals....we will no longer ask for three references when you propose a new member. This was a criteria that our club had set not RI. This will help us process new members into our club more efficiently. You can access the membership proposal form online, under the Club Information site page.
Please note: Raffle, Fines, Birthday, Anniversaries and Scooters are all donations that will go to the club If you are making a donation and would like it to go to the Rotary Works Foundation or Rotary International Foundation, we ask that you write a check to the Foundation of your choice.
Dec 21st: Raffle $83: Fines $0; Scooters $0; Scrip $60
If you would like to volunteer for Rotarians in the News, be a greeter, a hospitality greeter, raffle ticket seller, scrip seller or announce guests, you can email the Monthly Program Chairs that are listed above....just click on their name. If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Tami Woods.
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